The California Highway Patrol provided this photo of Martin Angel Rosales II, 3, believed to have been abducted by his biological father. / California Highway Patrol

by Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY

by Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY

Two children who were the subject of an AMBER Alert issued late Friday night were found in Sacramento early Saturday morning and "recovered safely," police reported.

The brother and sister, 3-year-old Martin Angel Rosales II and 9-year-old Lilliana Ramirez, had been taken from Elko, Nev. by Martin's father and their mother, Amber Schenck, 29. The alert was issue by the California Highway Patrol.

The warning stated that the siblings were "in danger of serious bodily injury or death."

"Officers were flagged down by the mother of the two children," said Officer Doug Morse with the Sacramento Police Department. "The mother was in the company of the two children," he said. The children were placed into protective custody.

Lilliana has been in the custody of the state of Nevada. Martin's father, Martin Cisneras Rosales, 33, was described as having "violent tendencies." The siblings had last been seen on Wednesday, Elko police said in a statement.

The California alert went out to cell phones in 39 counties. It was feared that the adults would try to escape into Mexico with the children.

Martin Cisneras Rosales had a restraining order preventing him from getting within a certain distance of his son, the alert said.